I played F1 2022 and it was as simple as putting in all the hours into the underfloor and doing a couple of other parts on no hours 2-3 times before the summer break and then hammering out research as well as using the design centre to max. i’ve just bought F1 2024 now so my question is is it a similar process or completely different as i see people saying it’s really hard to develop the car in this game? i am a console player so dont have any special mods available.

  • It's mostly the same process but the AI is way better at it meaning that will design and research more than in the past not necessarily that will design better.

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    is the underfloor still the thing to spend most of the hours into or are the wings better on this game?

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    I think all the parts are important in FM24:

    • Front Wing is best at low speed downforce and airflow sensitivity
    • Rear Wing is best at DRS and medium speed downforce
    • Underfloor is best at high speed downforce, and to a lesser extent medium speed downforce and airflow sensitivity
    • Chassis is best at drag
    • Sidepod is best at engine cooling
    • Suspension is best at tyre cooling

    For ATR time you will get the best bang from Front Wing, Rear Wing, and Underfloor.

    It's easy to ignore cooling because they might not improve your one lap pace, but they're still important. Better engine cooling will help your PU components last longer through the season. Better tyre cooling will help reduce deg.

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